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About admin

Judge at 6th Rabindrinath Tagore Awards - International - English Poetry Contest Author of Ann, A Tribute, and Chasing a Butterfly, A story of love and loss to Acceptance with the poetry of Alzheimer's and poetry for everybody. Appears in anthologies in Canada, US, India, Mexico and Bolivia. Poetry in Ekphrastic Review and NWriteers International Networeworld Review. Member of Federation of BC Wrters, Royal City Literary Society, and Holy Wow Poets Canada. Member Writers International Network: Distinguished Poet, Distinguished writer.

Inner Critic: Writers and Carers

Posted on May 1, 2017 by admin

  Inner Critic: Writers and Carers Writers especially have an inner critic. Inner critics are never satisfied. They continually plague the writer’s mind with questions, questions, question, what ifs, doubts… So it is for care givers. Many and many a … Continue reading →

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Stronger than you think

Posted on April 28, 2017 by admin

  YOU ARE STRONGER THAN YOU THINK  To all my fellow care givers. The day my dog got killed, right before my eyes, The driver never even apologized He just got out his shovel and scooped up the guts. “Don’t … Continue reading →

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Where Have All the Cartoonists Gone?

Posted on April 24, 2017 by admin

  Where Have All the Cartoonists Gone? Where have all the cartoonists gone? We miss them sorely, miss them every day. Why are they gone? Who laid them off? What are they doing now? How do they make a living, … Continue reading →

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Judge Me Not

Posted on April 21, 2017 by admin

  \ Judge Me Not Judge Me Not Judgment Notes: This, like me, is a work in progress ( emphasis on progress ) Judge me not Lest you be judged Self-appointed judges lurk Judge not the lady Who forgets her … Continue reading →

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My Jesus Poems

Posted on April 17, 2017 by admin

    My Jesus Poems Apparently written in Istanbul, Dec 1963 In a letter forwarded by little sister Marjorie, Feb, 2013 I Stood Where Jesus Stood I stood where Christ stood, I sat within His cell; And at the Garden … Continue reading →

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To the Copts: A String Poem

Posted on April 14, 2017 by admin

TO THE COPTS: A STRING POEM This being Easter and only a few short days since terrorists bombed two Coptic churches in Egypt, I want to share an experience I had there many years ago. It speaks of brotherhood and … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate Gamble

Posted on April 10, 2017 by admin

  THE ULTIMATE GAMBLE These are rough notes to match the rough battle, at Vimy Ridge, a key battle in the First World War and a proving ground for a new Army from a new nation that hadn’t fully  gelled … Continue reading →

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